East Texas Oil Refining Co. v. Simmons

HALL, Justice.

Appellants as lease owners brought this suit against appellees, Jay Simmons, Eddie Mitchell, and numerous other persons, for title and possession of the leasehold interest in and to an 18-acre tract of land, a part of the Mary Van Winkle survey, and for damages. Appellees answered by general denial, plea of not guilty, and with cross-action admitting the title of appellants to the leasehold in the tract of land lying east of the west line of the Mary Van Winkle survey, and seeking removal of the cloud cast on their title to a 2.21-acre strip lying west of and adjoining the west…